The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-06-24
Glass History.
Continued from first paae.l


kind entertainers Popcorn and apples
were passed, and the little grandmoih-
II caused much merrimcnt with her
dust.pan and brush. After we had returned
TO Oyosso, one of the young men, who
had accompanied his companion to her
home, lost his way, and had to return 10
the young lady's home and take fresh
start. we afterwards learned that he
reached home in safety.
During the spring vacation we were in
vi,ed to the meeting of the Alumni Asso
citation, of which we became members.
We feel very proud that one of our number
was chosen treasurer of that honored sc.
cie'y. That was the night when the Glass
Of 81 was so badly April-fooled.
Soon after the spring term commenced,
the girls OF 81 formed what they called
the "Y. NJ. NJ. c. young Maids Me-
andering Club, the purpose of which was
10 take walk every morning before break
fast, 10 promote the health. beauty and
wisdom of its members Like all other
such clubs. the Y. NJ NJ. G.. died an carly
death after few walks to the Mineral
Springs and the hanging of some May bas.
ke,s, N
A very enjoyable time was passed by
the Glass one evening at the home of Prof.
Swain.
The members of the illustrious Glass Of
81 make just bakers dozen" But
among them all there is neither blonde
nor red hair There are in the Glass
,hree pairs each of black, brown and blue
eyes; and one pair each of grey, green.to-
yellow, chestnut, and greenish grey.
AS to noses, there is one ''turn-up." one
'red.very small enc that "roams all
over The owner S face" ane that is tight.
apgled triangle with the hypotenuse great
er than the square root OF The sum of the
squares of the other two Sides" and one
that is ''short for ether folks business"
The shapes of the mouths of this Glass
afe, indeed, SIS strange and wonderful as
the members of the Glass themselves. The
following will, pefhaps, give you some
idea as to what they are like: One says
hers Is like an % when she says 'O;'"
anothers is every shape, having been
spoiled by the dentist the owner says it
used to be good shape; another's is like
the mouth of a threshing machines" "elip-
teal" and like young robins" is the
shape of the mouths of two of our young
ladies, while one of our young men says
his is lust like any other white mans
The colors of the hair are various
Blacks, brown, white, between red and
brown, the color of a sun-dried mushroom,
of molasses candy before pulled, and
green, are some of the colors given.
The largest sized head is 90 inches. the
smallest, 81 inches. and the average, 22t
inches.
AS the boys do not wear gloves, the
largest sized glove could not be obtained.
Zone of the boys thinks he would wear a
two and a half However, the largest
glove worn by the girls is :, the smallest,
6, and the average, 81.
The largest sized shoe worn by any
member of the class is ten; the smallest is
one and half; the average is five and q
half.
The greatest weight of any member Of
the class is 1853 lbs; the least is 924 lbs; the
average is 1869; while the entire weight OF
the class is 1,647t lbs.
The tallest in the class is feet 8 inches
the shortest is feet III inches; the aver
age is 8 feet 81 inches; and the entire
height of the class is II feet "a inches
The favorite occupations of the class are
Sweeping sunshine off the sidewalks,
farming, ball-playing, riding on the tobo
gan, reading. flirting, studying, chewing
gum, eating, attending conventions, dis
cussing Womans Rights, dreaming, and
killing time.
Some of the fathers of the class hold tho
following positions: Farmer, lawyer, pho
tographer, carpenter and dry-goods mer
chant; others are engaged in the occupa
tlOIo VI uONH ScllluS DuCh
eyes, and civil-engineering; and wheeling
smoke out of the gas house; while some
have no occupation at ALL
The favorite prose writers of the elias,
are Olney, Mark Twain, Sir Walter Scott
E. p. Roe, Headly, Alcott, Josh Billings
McGinnis, and Dickens. The favoritt
poets are Shakespeare, Higgins, Jerome
w. Turner, more commonly known a.
Abner Scott, Longfclow. Sir Walter Scott
Meredith. Will Carlton, and Stanley Par
kill
AS evidence that the class of 81 is TIL,
smartest class that ever graduated from
this High school. ! will relate few thing
which it has accomplished We were tn,
first class to present play at our JUNO
exercises We were the first 10 have ring
for our senior badges. We were the frs
to give one of the teachers his first sleigh
ride in a bob. and to be present at his hrs
.,.,.,,,>t .. o~oe,f,o TIN or;rtc nf the al 4.